The Steering Committee for Standardisation and Metrology, formed under the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) umbrella, has held its first meeting chaired by Omar Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Under-Secretary of MoIAT and Chairman of the committee.
The agenda included modernising the ecosystem of technical committees and teams and their work mechanisms.
Major General Dr. Ahmed Naser Al Raisi, Inspector-General at the Ministry of Interior, was chosen as the committee’s vice chairman.
Omar Al Suwaidi emphasised that MoIAT’s ability to coordinate and integrate its partners, including federal and local government agencies, directly affects the development of policies, laws and programmes that boost the growth of national industries and enhance their competitiveness.
He clarified that the ministry’s approach creates a conducive and attractive business environment for local and global industrial investors while stimulating innovation and the adoption of advanced technology in industrial systems and solutions. This, in turn, enhances the competitiveness of UAE products in local and foreign markets and ensures high-quality products are delivered across the UAE’s various markets.
In its inaugural meeting, the committee evaluated plans and initiatives under MoIAT’s standards and legislation sector to engage the industrial sector in developing standards, laws and technical regulations in the UAE.
The committee discussed MoIAT’s plan to restructure national technical committees for standards and their scope of work and its plans for developing UAE and GCC standards. These plans will help improve the quality of national industrial products while meeting health, safety and environmental requirements.
The meeting also revised the resolution that formed the committee and set its terms of reference, which included supervising and following up on technical committees and teams, evaluating and approving plans and programmes in line with defined procedures, and recommending the adoption of draft standard specifications, technical legislation and mandatory regulations developed by technical committees and teams.
MoIAT’s Steering Committee for Standardisation and Metrology was established by Cabinet Resolution 17/7 for 2021. It is responsible for supervising the development of the legislative ecosystem for standard specifications and their mandatory regulations, thus realising the government’s strategy through promoting a sustainable environment, developing integrated infrastructure, and assessing draft standards and technical legislation.
Source: Emirates News Agency